Aptos Junior High

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Aptos, California·95003
Score
57.7/100
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#561
Among 1,326 California middle schools
#1
In Pajaro Valley Unified
Top 43%
In California

Score 57.7/100: better than 57% of California middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
43%
Similar California schools ≈ 49%, better than 50% of them
538 students tested
Math
36%
Similar California schools ≈ 36%, better than 62% of them
534 students tested
Science
30%
Similar California schools ≈ 32%, better than 58% of them
262 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA49.6276
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA36.6262
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA43.3538
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math37.8275
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math33.2259
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math35.6534
ScienceGrade 8CAST30.1262
ScienceAll gradesCAST30.1262

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
588
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
588
Typical middle school: 658
Free or reduced-price lunch
51%
Typical middle school: 72%

District and location

School district
City
Santa Cruz County

Contact

Address
1001 Huntington Dr.
Aptos, CA 95003

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Aptos Junior High at a glance

Aptos Junior High is a public middle school in Aptos, California, serving grades 7-8. It is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified school district. It has about 588 students (a typical California middle school has 658). About 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 43% in English language arts (similar schools: 49%) and 36% in math (similar schools: 36%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California middle schools, it scores 57.7 out of 100: better than 57% of them, ranking #561 of 1,326. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.